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Updated March 19, 1999 12:01 a.m. ET

This had to be recent history's most vivid demonstration of Yogi Berra's famous aphorism: It isn't over til it's over. We watched on CNBC, and if there were any way to duplicate the drama, you could probably turn stock-market closes into a spectator sport. After struggling oh-so-hard to reach the 10000 point summit at the final bell, the Dow dribbled downhill with the aftershocks. Our only disappointment is that we didn't get to see the DJIA close with that beautiful, briefly flickering...